Mississippi State soccer participant Sam Westmoreland dies at 18

Mississippi State soccer participant Sam Westmoreland, 18, has died, the college introduced Wednesday.

Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday.

The varsity stated in a launch that the college was “deeply saddened” by the information.

“The Mississippi State Athletics Household is heartbroken by the sudden dying of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs coach Mike Leach stated through an announcement. “Sam was a beloved son, brother and teammate, and an incredible younger man with a limitless future. He’ll all the time be remembered and deeply missed by everybody who knew and cherished him. The whole MSU Household mourns as our ideas and prayers exit to the Westmoreland household. Our highest precedence is the assist of the Westmoreland household and our student-athletes throughout this troubling time.”

Mississippi State stated that the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Workplace and the workplace of the county health worker and coroner are gathering data on Westmoreland’s dying.

Westmoreland, a freshman, hailed from Tupelo, Mississippi, and performed highschool soccer at Tupelo Excessive Faculty. He was majoring in industrial expertise at Mississippi State.

Westmoreland walked onto the Bulldog group after a embellished profession at Tupelo Excessive, the place he earned a spot within the Northeast Mississippi Soccer Coaches Affiliation All-Star Sport final 12 months. He additionally earned Area 2-6A second-team honors after his senior 12 months in in 2021-22.